UNNAMED WOMEN OF THE PROPHETS
JOSHUA
Wives (and children) of Two and a Half Tribes Josh 1:14
Mother and Sisters of Rahab Josh 2:13, 18; 6:17, 22-25
Women of Jericho and Ai Josh 6:21; 8:25
Daughters of Achan Josh 7:24
War in the Hebrew Bible: A Study in the Ethics of Violence by Susan Niditch (1993)
Joshua: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary by Robert G. Boling and G. Ernest Wright (1982)
Israelite Women in the Covenant Community Josh 8:35
Daughters of the Inhabitants of the Land as Marriage Partners Josh 23:12-13
“From the Bible to the Talmud: The Prohibition of Intermarriage” by Shaye J.D. Cohen
“The Captive Woman at the Intersection of War and Family Laws” by Dr. Rabbi David Resnick
“Weddings and Marriage Traditions in Ancient Israel” by Tracy M. Lemos
JUDGES
Daughters of the Inhabitants of the Land as Marriage Partners Judg 3:5-6
“From the Bible to the Talmud: The Prohibition of Intermarriage” by Shaye J.D. Cohen
“The Captive Woman at the Intersection of War and Family Laws” by Dr. Rabbi David Resnick
“Weddings and Marriage Traditions in Ancient Israel” by Tracy M. Lemos
Tent-Dwelling Women Judg 5:24
Mother of Sisera Judg 5:28-30
Wisest Ladies Judg 5:29-30
Girls as Booty Judg 5:30
Mother of Gideon Judg 8:19
Wives of Gideon Judg 8:30
Concubine of Gideon (Jerubaal) Judg 8:31; 9:1, 3, 18
Women in the Tower of Shechem Judg 9:49
Women in the Tower of Thebez Judg 9:51
Woman of Thebez Judg 9:53-54
“Women and Violence in the Hebrew Bible” by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Judges: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary by Robert G. Boling (1975)
Prostitute, Mother of Jephthah Judg 11:1-2
Wife of Gilead Judg 11:2
Daughter of Jephthah Judg 11:34-40
“The Story of Jephthah: The Urge to Manipulate” by Prof. Jack M. Sasson
“The Dark Stories (A Tribute to Victims of Violence)” by Rachel Held Evans
Companions of Jephthah's Daughter Judg 11:37-38
Daughters of Israel Lamenting Jephthah's Daughter Judg 11:40
Warrior, Dancer, Seductress, Queen: Women in Judges and Biblical Israel by Susan Ackerman (1998)
“The Dark Stories (A Tribute to Victims of Violence)” by Rachel Held Evans
Daughters and Daughters-in-Law of Ibzan Judg 12:9
Younger Sister of Samson's Wife Judg 15:2
“Samson’s Women” (pp.61-93) in Fragmented Women: Feminist (Sub)versions of Biblical Narratives by J. Cheryl Exum(1993)
Prostitute of Gaza Judg 16:1-3
Philistine Women Judg 16:27
Mother of Micah Judg 17:1-4
Concubine (Secondary Wife) of a Levite Judg 19-20
“Women and Violence in the Hebrew Bible” by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
“The Story of the Concubine at Gibeah: A Satire on King Saul” by Prof. Sara Milstein
Virgin Daughter of the Old Man of Gibeah Judg 19:24
Daughters of Israel as Potential Wives for Benjaminites Judg 21:7, 16-18
Women of Jabesh-gilead Judg 21:10-14
Young Women of Shiloh Judg 21:21-23
1 SAMUEL
Daughters of Peninnah 1 Sam 1:4
Daughters of Hannah 1 Sam 2:21
Women at the Entrance to the Tent of Meeting 1 Sam 2:22
Mother of Ichabod, Wife of Phinehas 1 Sam 4:19-22
"The Dangerous Ark of the Book of Samuel" by Dr. Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh
“Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Hebrew Bible” by Claudia D. Bergmann
Women Attending the Wife of Phinehas 1 Sam 4:20
“Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Hebrew Bible” by Claudia D. Bergmann
Midwives in History and Society by Jean Towler and Joan Bramall (1986)
Daughters as Perfumers, Cooks, and Bakers 1 Sam 8:13
“Everyday Life: Women in the Period of the Hebrew Bible” (pp. 244-251) by Carol Meyers in The Women’s Bible Commentary, edited by Carol A. Newsom and Sharon H. Ringe (1992)
Maidens Going Out to Draw Water 1 Sam 9:11
Mother of Agag 1 Sam 15:33
“Amalek: A Pawn in the Rivalry Between Saul and David’s Legacy” by Dr. Gili Kugler
“1 and 2 Samuel” (pp.150-163) by Jo Ann Hackett in The Women’s Bible Commentary, edited by Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley (2012)
Childless Women 1 Sam 15:33
Women Kept Away from David's Men 1 Sam 21:4-5
Mother of David 1 Sam 22:3-4
Women of Nob 1 Sam 22:19
“The Subverted City (Ir Hannidahat) in the Context of ANE Vassal Treaties” by Prof. Ada Taggar-Cohen
War in the Hebrew Bible: A Study in the Ethics of Violence by Susan Niditch (1993)
Maids of Abigail 1 Sam 25:42
Women Killed in David's Raids 1 Sam 27:9, 11
Women of Ziklag 1 Sam 30:2-3, 6, 19, 22
2 SAMUEL
Weeping Daughters 2 Sam 1:24
Women's love, compared with that of Jonathan and David 2 Sam 1:26
Nurse of Mephibosheth 2 Sam 4:4
Wives and Concubines of David, taken in Jerusalem 2 Sam 5:13
Daughters of David 2 Sam 5:13; 19:5
Women of the Ark Ceremony 2 Sam 6:19
Maids of David's Servants 2 Sam 6:20, 22
Woman of Thebez 2 Sam 11:21
“Women and Violence in the Hebrew Bible” by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Judges: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary by Robert G. Boling (1975)
Wives of Saul 2 Sam 12:8
Wives of David 2 Sam 12:11; 19:5
Royal Daughters and their Garments 2 Sam 13:19
Wise Woman of Tekoa 2 Sam 14:1-20
Servant Girl of En-rogel 2 Sam 17:17
Woman at Bahurim 2 Sam 17:18-20
Singing Women 2 Sam 19:35; Eccl 2:8; 12:4
Mother of Barzillai 2 Sam 19:37
Wise Woman of Abel of Beth-maacah 2 Sam 20:14-22
1 KINGS
Two Prostitutes as Mothers 1 Kgs 3:16-28
Mother of Hiram 1 Kgs 7:13-14
Queen Tahpenes' Sister, Hahad's Wife 1 Kgs 11:19-20
Wife of Jeroboam 1 Kgs 14
Widow of Zarephath 1 Kgs 17:8-24
Mother of Elisha 1 Kgs 19:20
A Feminist Companion to Samuel and Kings, ed. Athalya Brenner (1994)
“Women of the Word: Elisha’s Mother” blog post by The Virtuous Girls (July 18, 2016)
Wives of Ahab 1 Kgs 20:3, 5, 7
A Feminist Companion to Samuel and Kings, ed. Athalya Brenner (1994)
Nations Under God: A Commentary on the Book of 1 Kings by Gene Rice (1925)
Prostitutes Washing in Ahab's Blood 1 Kgs 22:38
2 KINGS
Widow Whose Oil is Multiplied 2 Kgs 4:1-7
The Shunammite 2 Kgs 4:8-37; 8:1-6
“The Shunamite Woman: A Model of Radical Empathy” by Rabbi Gila Colman Ruskin on My Jewish Learning
“Shunammite: Bible” by Claudie V. Camp in Jewish Women’s Archive
“The Shunammite Woman and the Patriarchy Problem” by Carol Meyers on The Torah.com
Wife and Servant Girl of Naaman 2 Kgs 5:2-4
The Mothers Who Agree to Eat Their Sons 2 Kgs 6:26-33
Pregnant Women Killed in War 2 Kgs 8:12; 15:16
“Why Did the Northern Kingdom Fall According to 2 Kings 15?” by Peter Dubovsky (2014)
“Ripping Open Pregnant Women” by Claude Mariottini (June 19, 2014)
Nurse of Joash 2 Kgs 11:2-3
Daughter Passed Through Fire, Burned, or Sacrificed 2 Kgs 17:17; 23:10
“Biblical and Greek Ambivalence Towards Child Sacrifice” by Dr. Rabbi Samuel Z. Glaser
The Role of Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East by Alberto R. W. Green (1975)
Weaving Women 2 Kgs 23:7
Wives of Jehoiachin 2 Kgs 24:15
ISAIAH
Women as Rulers Isa 3:12
Daughters of Zion Isa 3:16-26; 32:9-11
Seven Women Isa 4:1
Young Woman Isa 7:14
Prophetess (Wife of Isaiah) Isa 8:3-4
“Isaiah’s Wife” in Lockyer’s All the Women of the Bible (1988)
“Isaiah’s Wife” by C.B. Reynolds in The Journal of Theological Studies (1935)
Woman in Labor Isa 13:8; 21:3; 26:17-18; 42:12; 45:10; 66:7-9; Mic 4:9-10
Ravished Wives of Babylonians Isa 13:16
Female Slaves Isa 14:2
Daughters of Moab Isa 16:2
Trembling Women Isa 19:16
Young Women of Sidon Isa 23:4
Isaiah’s Vision and the Family of God by Katheryn Pfisterer Darr (1994)
“Barrenness – Isaiah 23:4-5” by Tonia Slimm on Growing with God (April 2, 2021)
Maid, Mistress Isa 24:2
Women Making a Fire Isa 27:11
Those Who Bear Tidings; Herald Isa 40:9
Mother of the Servant Isa 49:1, 5
“The Commission of the Servant in Isaiah 49:1-13” by F. Duane Lindsey
“The Womb of God?” episode of BibleProject Podcast (August 31, 2020)
Nursing Mothers Isa 49:15, 23
Isaiah’s Vision and the Family of God by Katheryn Pfisterer Darr (1994)
“The Womb of God?” episode of BibleProject Podcast (August 31, 2020)
Daughters Isa 49:22; 56:5
Queens and Concubines Isa 49:23
Woman Being Divorced Isa 50:1
“When Is a Man Allowed to Divorce his Wife?” by Dr. Eve Levavi Feinstein
“Divorce” (pp.217-219) by Robert W. Wall in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, vol. 2 (1992)
Barren Woman Isa 54:1
Female Sorcerer Isa 57:3
Bride Isa 61:10
JEREMIAH
Mother of Jeremiah Jer 1:5; 15:10; 20:14, 17, 18
Bride Jer 2:2, 32; 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11
Wife / Wives Jer 3:1, 20; 6:11-12; 14:16; 15:8; 16:2; 18:21; 29:6, 23; 35:8; 44:9
Daughters Jer 3:24; 5:17; 11:22; 14:16; 16:2-3; 29:6; 35:8; 48:46
Woman in Labor Jer 4:31; 6:24; 13:21; 22:23; 30:6; 31:8; 48:41; 49:22; 24; 50:43
Women Worshipping the Queen of Heaven Jer 7:18; 44:15-19, 25
Daughter Passed Through Fire, Burned, or Sacrificed Jer 7:31; 32:35
“Biblical and Greek Ambivalence Towards Child Sacrifice” by Dr. Rabbi Samuel Z. Glaser
The Role of Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East by Alberto R. W. Green (1975)
Mourning Women Jer 9:17-20
Mothers Jer 15:8-9; 16:3-4, 7
Mother Cannibalizing Their Daughters Jer 19:9
Sister Jer 22:18
Woman Encompassing a Man Jer 31:22
Women in Zedekiah's Court Jer 38:22-23; 41:10, 16; 43:6-7
Women Remaining in the Land Jer 40:7
Women Who Went to Egypt Jer 43:6; 44:7, 15, 24-25
Woman of Aroer Jer 48:19
Women and Girls in Babylon Jer 50:37; 51:22, 30
EZEKIEL
Women Weeping for Tammuz Ezek 8:14
Women and Young Women Ezek 9:6
Daughters Who Prophesy Ezek 13:17-23
Daughters Ezek 14:16-23; 23:4, 10, 25, 47; 24:21, 25
Daughter Passed Through Fire, Burned, or Sacrificed Ezek 16:20
“Biblical and Greek Ambivalence Towards Child Sacrifice” by Dr. Rabbi Samuel Z. Glaser
The Role of Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East by Alberto R. W. Green (1975)
Women Ezek 16:41; 23:48
Neighbor's Wife, Daughter-in-Law, and Sister as Illicit Sexual Partners Ezek 18:6, 11, 15; 22:11; 33:26
Menstruating Women Ezek 18:6; 22:10; 36:17
Mother of Princes Ezekiel 19
Mother Ezek 22:7
Daughter-in-law and Sister (and Mother) Taken in Incest Ezek 22:10-11
Wife of Ezekiel Ezek 24:18
“The Death of Ezekiel’s Wife” blog post on ligonier.org (September 26, 2013)
The Death of the Wife of the Biblical Prophet Ezekiel drawing by William Blake (c. 1785)
Mourning Women Ezek 32:16
Women Whom a Priest Can and Cannot Marry Ezek 44:22
Women Whom a Priest Can and Cannot Bury Ezek 44:25
HOSEA
Mother of Priest Hos 4:5
Daughters and Daughters-in-Law of Priest Hos 4:13-14
Temple Prostitute Hos 4:14
Mothers Killed in War Hos 10:14; 13:16
JOEL
Young Woman in Mourning Joel 1:8
Bride Joel 2:16
Joel and Amos: A Commentary on the Books of the Prophets Joel and Amos by Hans Walter Wolff (1977)
Daughters Who Prophesy Joel 2:28
Female Slaves Joel 2:29
Girls Sold for Wine Joel 3:3
“Seeking the Good Life in the Book of Joel” by Jaco Hamman in Westmont Magazine (March 22, 2019)
Human Trafficking, the Bible, and the Church by Marion L. S. Carson (2017)
Daughters to be Sold by Judeans Joel 3:8
“Seeking the Good Life in the Book of Joel” by Jaco Hamman in Westmont Magazine (March 22, 2019)
Human Trafficking, the Bible, and the Church by Marion L. S. Carson (2017)
AMOS
Edomite Women Cast Off Amos 1:11
Pregnant Women of Gilead Amos 1:13
Girl Amos 2:7
Women of Bashan Amos 4:1
Wife and Daughters of Amaziah Amos 7:17
Beautiful Young Women Amos 8:13
OBADIAH
There are no unnamed women mentioned in the book of Obadiah
JONAH
There are no unnamed women mentioned in the book of Jonah
MICAH
Prostitute Mic 1:7
Woman in Labor Mic 5:3
Embraced Woman Mic 5:7
Daughter and Daughter-in-Law; Mother and Mother-in-Law Mic 7:6
NAHUM
Slave Women of Ninevah Nah 2:7
Troops as Women Nah 3:13
“Cultural Sensitive Readings of Nahum 3:1-7” by Wilhelm J. Wessels (2018)
“The Body of Nineveh: The Conceptual Image of the City in Nahum 2-3” by Karolien Vermeulen in Journal of Hebrew Scriptures (2017)
ZEPHANIAH
There are no unnamed women mentioned in the book of Zephaniah
HAGGAI
There are no unnamed women mentioned in the book of Haggai
ZECHARIAH
Old Women and Girls Zech 8:4-5
Young Women Zech 9:17
Women of the Houses of David, Nathan, Levi, and of the Shimeites, and of All the Families Zech 12:12-14
Mothers of False Prophets Zech 13:2-3
Raped Women Zech 14:2
“Women and War Brutalities in the Minor Prophets: The Case of Rape” by Paul A. Kruger (2014)
“Zechariah 14: A Study in Allusiton” by Konrad R. Schaefer in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly (1995)
MALACHI
Daughter of a Foreign God Mal 2:11
Wife of One’s Youth Mal 2:14-16